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Made Possible by Pop Culture

The podcast whose guests share what pop culture shaped them then and now.


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  • 10. THE TESTAMENTS EP Bruce Miller on the first three episodes & Spotlight

    01:05:30||Season 4, Ep. 10
    The Testaments just dropped its first three episodes on Hulu, and creator/EP/writer Bruce Miller is on Made Possible by Pop Culture to dig into them! This special bonus episode for the week also features Bruce talking about how Spotlight influenced him when working on his first Margaret Atwood adaptation, The Handmaid's Tale.If you want more The Testaments discussion, Made Possible by Pop Culture host and producer will be covering it here: https://www.goldderby.com/author/danielle-turchiano/

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  • 9. Hallie Cantor on Like This, But Funnier & Clue

    01:00:36||Season 4, Ep. 9
    TV writer and author Hallie Cantor joins Made Possible by Pop Culture to talk about her debut novel, Like This, But Funnier, which follows a TV writer as she develops a show based on patient notes she finds on her therapist husband's desk. Plus, she looks back on the comedic characters and multiple endings of cult classic Clue.

  • 8. Austin Basis on ET & The Kinetix

    01:25:19||Season 4, Ep. 8
    Actor/writer Austin Basis created a graphic novel, The Kinetix, about kids with disabilities who become superheroes, and he joins Made Possible by Pop Culture to talk about it. He also goes back in time to recall the first movie he ever saw in theaters, ET!

  • 7. Thom Harp on Flirting With Disaster & Home Delivery

    01:07:05||Season 4, Ep. 7
    Writer/director Thom Harp's latest feature film, Home Delivery, is out March 27, so he stops by Made Possible by Pop Culture to talk about telling the tale of a tense family reunion during a home birth and how the David O. Russell's Flirting With Disaster seeped into his DNA so much after seeing it when he was in college, it not only influenced Home Delivery, but also another project he has in the works.

  • 6. Therese 'Tag' Goulet on Mr. Pine's Purple House & The Gift

    01:02:15||Season 4, Ep. 6
    Producer and philanthropist Therese 'Tag' Goulet previews her artist competition reality show brainchild, The Gift (fka The Sugar Mama), which is coming to screens very soon and reflects on her love of storytelling that was inspired by Mr. Pine's Purple House and even led her to run her own publishing house.

  • 5. Luke Tennie on Shrinking, The Pitt & Naruto

    01:02:25||Season 4, Ep. 5
    Actor Luke Tennie is on three shows right now (Abbott Elementary, Shrinking, and The Pitt), yet he still took time out of his busy schedule to join Danielle Turchiano on Made Possible by Pop Culture to talk about his recent work and how his teenage love of Naruto (the anime) informed the man he is today.

  • 4. Clair Titley on Friends Like These: The Murder of Skylar Neese & '90s Music Videos

    01:11:03||Season 4, Ep. 4
    Documentary filmmaker Clair Titley joins Made Possible by Pop Culture to dive into her latest project, Friends Like These: The Murder of Skylar Neese, and to talk about the '90s music video directors who inspired her. Fun fact: One of them was Michel Gondry, and his direction of "Sugar Water" introduced Clair to Cibo Matto, which gave her a very special moment when sourcing music for The Contestant. She shares that story on this episode too.